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Stone Road, Tittensor

St. Luke's Church gates can be seen on the left. When the A34 was constructed and the road was widened, the gates were moved back, meaning that the church was much closer to the road..

Stone Telephone Exchange

The GPO (General Post office) telephone exchange in Stone. Seated at the front is Mrs Joan Ravenscroft. Joan was a telephonist from 1957 to 1967. The telephone exchange was over the Post Office in Granville ...

Stone War Memorial,

The Stone War Memorial on Granville Square was unveiled on 10 January 1921 by Lord Dartmouth, Lord Lieutenant of the County. The statue was designed by Albert Toft (1862 - 1949), who also designed ...

Swan Bank, Madeley Heath

A postcard view showing Swan Bank, Madeley with the Post Office to the right. The terrace of houses in the distance still stands but the other buildings have all been replaced by modern housing Postcard ...

Swynnerton Post Office,

The Post Office, which closed in 1978, can be seen in the centre of the photograph with a thatched roof.

Telegram Delivery Woman, Stafford

First World War GPO telegram delivery woman in working uniform with her bicycle. During the war many women took over the jobs vacated by men who had gone to fight in France.

The Post Office, Critchlows Corner, Blurton

Situated on the very edge of Longton’s urban sprawl one could be fooled into thinking that this is a quiet country scene. To the left the embankment carries the mineral railway line to Florence Colliery, ...

The Crown Club, Abbots Bromley

This postcard view was published in 1913 with the picture taken at a wonky angle. The description on the front of the postcard is: ‘Crown Club 1913 Dinnertime’. This scene was captured on Crown Bank, ...

The Crown Club, Abbots Bromley

The description on the front of this postcard view is: ‘Crown Club 1914’. The picture was taken on Crown Bank, Market Place, Abbots Bromley. On the left are cottages and in the centre behind the motor ...

The Dovecote, Whiston

The Dovecote on Whiston Eaves Lane, Whiston photographed Easter 1899. This late 19th century house has been a general stores, Post Office and butchers until it closed in the late 1990s. It is now a ...

The New Post Office, Bird Street, Lichfield

This postcard view looks north-west along Bird Street with the ‘New’ Post Office on the right. In the background are the spires of Lichfield Cathedral. he Post Office closed in early 1968. The Arts Centre ...

The opening of the new Co-operative Store, Station Road, Codsall

The site for the Co-operative Store, at the top of Station Road, is now empty as it has moved to a new building.

The Post Office and Shop, Weston

Situated on the corner of Stafford Road and Old Road in Weston, the Post Office and shop was converted to a private residence around 2013. The houses still exist (2023) with a modern bungalow filling ...

The Post Office at Chetwynd House, Stafford,

This interior photograph of Stafford Post Office at Chetwynd House was taken shortly before it closed due to relocation of the business. The Post Office reopened during October 2007 on the first floor ...

The Post Office at Chetwynd House, Stafford,

This photograph of Stafford Post Office at Chetwynd House was taken shortly before it closed due to relocation of the business. The Post Office reopened during October 2007 on the first floor of W.H. ...

The Post Office at The Poplars, Pattingham

Ann Edwards (nee Woodward), Albert Leonard Edwards (son) and Florence Edwards (daughter). Ann Edwards died in December 1906. In 1907 the Post Office moved to Church View in Pattingham.

The Post Office, Ash Bank Road, Werrington

The name Werrington is Anglo-Saxon in origin and means 'home of the Werrings' (followers of a chief called Werra or Wherra). The village lies on the edge of Wetley Moor, and was formerly a tiny hamlet ...

The Post Office, Acton Trussell

A postcard view of the former Post Office on Top Road, Acton Trussell. In the 1960s the Post Office was in Post Office Row, Meadow Lane. This postcard was posted and franked in Acton Trussell on 10 ...